Donald Lawrence Brenneis

Background

Brenneis, Donald Lawrence was born on February 2, 1946 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Andrew George and Mary Elisabeth (Bucher) Brenneis.

Education

Bachelor in Anthropology and Humanities with honors, Stanford University, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Social Anthropology, Harvard University, 1974.

Career

Assistant professor anthropology, Pitzer College, Claremont, California, 1974-1984; full professor anthropology, Pitzer College, Claremont, California, since 1984. Editor American Ethnologist journal, since 1989.

Achievements

• Donald Lawrence Brenneis has been listed as a noteworthy Anthropology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Dangerous Words: Language and Politics in the Pacific

    (Book by Brenneis, Donald Lawrence)

  • Dangerous Words: Language and Politics in the Pacific by Donald Lawrence Brenneis (1991-05-03)

Membership

Member American Anthropol. Association, American Ethnological Society (editor since 1989), American Folklore Society, Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania, Law and Society.Assn., Society for Cultural Anthropology (board directors since 1988), Society for Linguistic Anthropology.

Connections

Married Wynne Scott Furth, July 5, 1969. 1 child, Valance Elisabeth.

Father:

Andrew George Brenneis

Mother:

Mary Elisabeth (Bucher) Brenneis

Spouse:

Wynne Scott Furth

child:

Valance Elisabeth Brenneis